-LRB- CNN Student News -RRB- -- April 7 , 2014

Elections in Afghanistan and India headline our Monday edition of CNN Student News . We also report on a possible new lead in the search for a missing passenger plane , and we cover the costs of such a tremendous search effort . And in the month of the Bard 's 450th birthday , we show you how a version of King Lear is helping a group of Syrian refugees .

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DAILY CURRICULUM

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Media Literacy Question of the Day :

What do you think is the difference between `` hard news '' and a `` feature story '' ? Do you think that news programming should include more of one or the other ? Explain .

Key Concepts : Identify or explain these subjects you heard about in today 's show :

1 . democracy

2 . federal republic

3 . William Shakespeare

Fast Facts : How well were you listening to today 's program ?

1 . Describe the level of voter turnout for Afghanistan 's national elections . What does one member of the Afghan parliament featured in the video say about election day ? Who has threatened the elections with violence ? What did Afghan officials do to promote security at the polls ?

2 . What country is sometimes called the world 's largest democracy ? What is unique about the elections being held there today ? What kind of government does this country have ? How does it rank among other countries in terms of population ? According to the video , what issues are important there in this year 's elections ?

3 . How does the cost of the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 compare to that of previous missing airplanes ? Where is the money coming from ? How many nations are currently involved in the search ? Which `` big seven '' nations are leading the search ? According to the video , about how much is the search costing per month ?

4 . How many plays did William Shakespeare write ? How long ago did he live ? How are people around the world celebrating ? What is unusual about the performance of King Lear shown in the video ? Where do these children live ? What play did they perform ? According to the video , what themes in this play may be especially relevant to the refugee children ? What Syrian city is mentioned in two Shakespeare plays ?

Discussion Questions :

1 . Why do you think that many Afghan voters stood in long lines in the rain and endured threats of violence in order to cast their votes ? What does the right to vote mean to you ? If you were in their position , do you think you would endure long waits and threats of violence in order to cast your ballot ? Why or why not ?

2 . What is your opinion of the cost of the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 ?

3 . Have you ever read any of Shakespeare 's plays ? If so , which ones ? What are some of the themes found in his plays ? Why do you think that the young Syrians in the refugee camp chose to perform King Lear ? Why do you think that Shakespeare 's works are still studied and performed more than 400 years after he wrote them ? In your opinion , what characteristics enable some literary works to withstand the test of time ?

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